Almotamar.net - A government source disclosed to almotamar.net Thursday that bank investigations are currently underway pertaining to assets of official with a number of commercial banks in Yemen. It is suspected of their obtaining of funds by illegal methods by taking advantage of their posts in public institutions for illegitimate richness.

The source, that refused to be identified, told almotamar.net that bank investigations include 31 officials occupying different posts in government institutions, among them ten officials who have been relived of their posts.

According to the source those measures come within the implementation of the President of the Republic's election platform regarding anticorruption, confirming that investigation procedures came after the parties in charge have obtained evidence proving that the suspected persons have taken advantage of the public service for getting money and involvement in financial corruption crimes.

The source pointed out that those assets will be frozen in case charges against them were confirmed and they would be sent to courts.